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Miracles, Growth, and Persecution: Bulgarian Pentecostalism in the 1930s
Bulgarian Pentecostal leader Nicholas Nikoloff, with wife Martha, son Paul, and daughter Ruth-Marie Nikoloff, 1937. This Week in AG History — July 9, 1932 By Darrin J. Rodgers Originally published on...
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Otto Klink: From Atheism and Socialism to Assemblies of God Evangelist
This Week in AG History — July 18, 1931 By Ruthie Edgerly Oberg Originally published on AG News, 18 July 2019 Otto J. Klink (1888-1955) was a German-born American Pentecostal evangelist who traveled...
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William Fetler, the Welsh Revival, and Early Russian Pentecostalism
This Week in AG History — July 22, 1916 By Darrin J. Rodgers Originally published on AG News, 25 July 2019 St. Petersburg, the capital of the Russian Empire, was in the midst of social turmoil in the...
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Fifty Years Ago the PAOC Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
R. W. Taitinger (left), General Superintendent of the PAOC, welcomes Governor General and Mrs. Roland Michener to the closing rally of the Jubilee Celebration. James Montgomery, Jubilee coordinator, is...
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52 Years Ago: Thousands in Liberia Accept Christ in Good News Crusade with...
Paul Olson preaches at the Monrovia crusade. This Week in AG History — August 6, 1967 By Glenn W. Gohr Originally published on AG News, 8 August 2019 Fifty-two years ago this week, the Pentecostal...
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A Pentecostal Pioneer Responds to the Perennial Question: “Should...
J. Roswell Flower, 1924 This Week in AG History — August 12, 1951 By Darrin J. Rodgers Originally published on AG News, 15 August 2019 “Why a General Council? Is there any real need for some form of...
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John and Cuba Hall: Assemblies of God Missionaries and Linguists in Upper Volta
John and Cuba Hall with their four children; circa 1956. (L-r): James, Cuba, Betty Ann, Evelyn, John, and David Hall. This Week in AG History — August 2, 1936 By Ruthie Edgerly Oberg Originally...
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Emile Chastagner: The Atheist Who Became an Assemblies of God Missionary
Emile Chastagner family circa 1937. (L-r): David, Emile, Minnie, Paul (in Minnie’s lap), and John This Week in AG History — August 27, 1932 By Darrin J. Rodgers Originally published on AG News, 29...
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Morris Plotts was told he was too old to be a missionary. That didn’t stop him…
Morris Plotts, 1980s This Week in AG History — September 6, 1964 By Glenn W. Gohr Originally published on AG News, 5 September 2019 Morris Plotts (1906-1997) was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. He...
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The Great Depression and the Expansion of the Assemblies of God
Assemblies of God evangelist (T. Lloyd?) Stewart, Pennsylvania, Fall 1935 This Week in AG History — September 14, 1935 By Darrin J. Rodgers Originally published on AG News, 12 September 2019 How do...
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Clarence and Orvia Strom: Assemblies of God Church Planters in Alaska
This Week in AG History — September 20, 1964 By Glenn W. Gohr Originally published on AG News, 19 September 2019 Clarence L. Strom (1911-2001) and his wife, Orvia (1915-2009), were pioneer Assemblies...
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Melvin Hodges: A Pentecostal Response to War and Racism
This Week in AG History — September 23, 1944 By Darrin J. Rodgers Originally published on AG News, 26 September 2019 “Is it possible to maintain calm and serenity in the midst of the world-shaking...
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Verna Linzey Collection Deposited at Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center
Verna Linzey, keynote speaker at the Singaporean Pastors’ Convention, June 29, 2014 Dr. Verna May Hall Linzey (1919-2016), an Assemblies of God minister who served as a pastor, crusade evangelist,...
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97 Years Ago: Central Bible Institute Opened in Springfield, Missouri
Faculty and students of Central Bible Institute, second class, 1923-1924, in front of Central Assembly of God, Springfield, Missouri; spring 1924 This Week in AG History — September 30, 1922 By Ruthie...
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Joseph Smale and the Lost Sermons that Prepared Los Angeles for the Azusa...
This Week in AG History — October 7, 1962 By Darrin J. Rodgers Originally published on AG News, 10 October 2019 The Azusa Street Revival (1906-1909) in Los Angeles and the African-American pastor of...
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The Assemblies of God and Evangelism: A Priority Since 1914
This Week in AG History — October 18, 1964 By Glenn W. Gohr Originally published on AG News, 18 October 2019 How important is evangelism? It is absolutely essential to fulfilling the Great Commission...
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J. Narver Gortner: The Methodist Pastor Who Became an Assemblies of God Pioneer
J. Narver and Della Gortner, with their son, Vernon, circa 1914 This Week in AG History — October 25, 1930 By Darrin J. Rodgers Originally published on AG News, 24 October 2019 Most people today...
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The German District Council: 97 Years and Counting
A group of ministers from the German District standing outside a church; circa 1940s. Identified are (l-r): John Koch (independent pastor), 2 unidentified, Mr. Petrat (lay preacher from Detroit, MI),...
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Charles Price Jones/Anita Bingham Jefferson Collection Deposited at Flower...
Charles Price Jones By Darrin J. Rodgers Charles Price Jones (1865-1949) was a prominent African American church leader, composer, educator, theologian, and poet. He founded the Church of Christ...
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Caring for the Orphans of India and Nepal: Anna Tomaseck, Pentecostal Pioneer
This Week in AG History — November 8, 1930 By Ruthie Edgerly Oberg Originally published on AG News, 07 November 2019 Anna Tomaseck (1902-1981), a single woman known as “Mamaji” (precious mother) to the...
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